Category: Systemic Economic Flaws

Touch the Soil News #974 (Feature photo – The Family Farm – CCA SA 2.5 Generic) Recently, the New York Times did an in-depth report on the faltering dairy economy in New York State and the attendant rise in dairy farmer suicides. The question we must ask is what is the root problem – flawed economics or people who can’t survive without suicide prevention therapy? You can read the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/nyregion/farmer-suicides-mark-tough-times-for-new-york-dairy-industry.html?utm_source=Friday+Feed+FERN+Subscriber+Only&utm_campaign=f24d87118d-FERN_Friday_Feed_Non_AI_Subs_3_23_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1741fe224a-f24d87118d-120348537 Want More? – Sign up below Special Deals Ahead…Sign up!